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Hanover is a small city of 16,584 people in York County, Pennsylvania. It's about 13 miles from Gettysburg, PA and 41 miles from Baltimore, MD, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 29 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $213k and rent runs about $1k a month.
16,584people
$213kTypical home
$1,137/moRent
85° / 39°Summer / winter
29"Snow
233Sunny days
128Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 16,584
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,487 people per sq mi
- 41 mi to Baltimore, MD
- 13 mi to Gettysburg, PA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $213k (≈$1,342/mo)
- Median rent $1,137/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 1.9% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 233 sunny days a year (81 totally clear)
- 132 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 128 days a year with rain or snow
- 29" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 11 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (96 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,886 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 28% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to MDT airport
- 47 mi to BWI (major hub)
- 30 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1956
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 620 ft
- 42 mi to the ocean
- 178 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 21 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 31 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 325 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 24 bars within 25 mi
- 80 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 43 museums within 25 mi
- 9 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 34% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 1 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- York County: R+25 in 2024
- Pennsylvania: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk